[This is a Community Service under Community GO]

To improve people's understanding of the visually impaired, University & College YMCA (HKUST) collaborates with Shek Kip Mei Lutheran Centre for the Blind to engage volunteers to bring the visually impaired (VI) persons (over 40 years old) from the centre to tour the HKUST campus. Volunteers and participants will participate in activities such as blindfolded object identification, arts and crafts, and sharing. Through these activities, the VI can learn about the life at university while volunteers can gain a better understanding of the challenges VI are facing and develop empathy towards them.

社會大眾對視障人士的認識一知半解或停留在一個刻板印象中。為了提高人們對視障人士的了解，香港中華基督教青年會大學及學院青年會(香港科技大學)與路德會石峽尾失明者中心合作，由義工帶領來自該中心的中老年視障人士遊覽科大校園，並進行蒙眼估物件及做手工等活動，促進彼此交流，讓視障人士了解大學生生活，義工亦可以更好地理解視障人士的生活及處境，從而建立同理心，尊重每一位視障人士。